Rasul Mowatt receives Faculty Award by the Commission on Multicultural Understanding

Dr. Rasul Mowatt

Rasul Mowatt, a professor in the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies in the Indiana University School of Public Health received the Faculty Award  by the Commission on Multicultural Understanding (COMU). The award was presented as part of the COMU 25th annual awards ceremony on April 1, 2013. 

The purpose of the COMU awards is to honor students, faculty, staff, and community members who actively support, participate in, or encourage the exploration of cultural diversity at Indiana University and in the Bloomington community. 

COMU gathers information and encourages programs and activities that will increase awareness and understanding of the factors which lead to racism and other forms of oppression in society and on our campus. With education at the core of the Commission's efforts, students, staff, and faculty all are responsible for contributing to this awareness and understanding.

The Commission provides a vehicle for members of the campus community to use in promoting greater communication among all persons on campus, regardless of race, age, religion, ability, gender, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. Through increased communication and deliberate educational efforts that address issues of oppression, the Commission can enhance the campus climate and, in so doing, serve as an exemplary role model for society.